MOVIES FROM A MILLENNIAL PERSPECTIVE
In her first solo effort as a director and writer, Greta Gerwig creates a somewhat auto-biographical story about a teenager going through her final year of high school in Sacramento, California, in 2002. Saoirse Ronan stars a Christine aka Lady Bird (the name she gave herself), as she goes through the motions of her final... Continue Reading →
We have begun to see in Hollywood, a string of movies that have been perfectly timed when examining the current climate of the world. We have seen movies made that tie into the Black Lives Matter movement, the sexual harassment cases in Hollywood and the Trump Administration, and despite The Post being a historical drama,... Continue Reading →
Movie pundits often refer to January as the dumping ground for movies the studio doesn’t have much faith in. Fortunately, January is the month in which all the movies likely to nominated come out in Australia. I only got too review four movies this month but I left feeling positive about all of them which... Continue Reading →
Coming out in theatres this week around Australia Den of Thieves Synopsis: A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank. Starring: Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, Pablo... Continue Reading →
Through The Shape of Water, director Guillermo Del Toro brings to life a romantic and unique love story likened to Beauty and the Beast, with protagonist Elisa starting a beautiful relationship with an underwater creature. This love story has the setting of the Cold War, with the US eager to find a way to beat... Continue Reading →
Following on from his previous directing credits, Martin McDonagh brings to life a new level of dark comedy that only works if you embrace the darkness of the humour. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the story of Mildred Hayes (Francis McDormand), a mother grieving over the death of her daughter, whose case still has... Continue Reading →
Coming out in theatres this week around Australia I, Tonya Synopsis: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. Starring: Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novaković, Paul Walter Hauser, Mckenna Grace Director: Craig Gillespie Running Time: 119... Continue Reading →
From the horrors of World War II and the mind of director Christopher Nolan comes the new war film, Dunkirk. In 1941 Allied forces had been driven out of France by German troops to the coastal town of Dunkirk. This meant that 400,000 British soldiers were trapped on the beach with no way to get... Continue Reading →
No Spoilers Many people would have heard of Jordan Peele as one part of the comedy duo Key and Peele, so this movie may come as a bit of a surprise to be written and directed by this sketch comedy star. Get Out combines elements of Horror, Thriller, Dark Comedy and social commentary to create... Continue Reading →
'We get to the peak together, or we don't get there at all' Inspired by the true events of America’s efforts during the space race, Hidden Figures is the story of three remarkable women and the way they contributed to the success of the NASA program. Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star... Continue Reading →
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